Slept another 7 hours last night, all the way through. Miracle, really, given where I was. Definitely pretty sluggish on this Depakote, though. I feel like my brain is a half-step slow. Maybe more than a half-step. It is a bit frustrating trying to complete any sort of cognitive tasks. Oh well. Still, better than being psychotic and manic, that's for sure. That is just intolerable, when it is really going and bad.

Did get a fair amount of writing done on the book yesterday. Felt good about that. Lots of memories of my time in the hospital. Quite an amazing experience. If you've never done it before, everyone with a mental illness should spend just one day on a maximum security forensic ward, just to see what it is like. I was there for 45 days. I never learned how to fight, so I was quite scared. But I survived. Noone stabbed me. Noone stomped on my head. Yeah!!!

Going to try to get out on the bike today. Raining and I am quite sluggish, but maybe I will get some energy once I get out there.

Love and hugs to all!!!